Upton and Hoyle

Marriage was the accepted career of most women in Victorian Britain.
Except that in the ferment of industrial, political and social change,
some women wanted to take a different path. Unfortunately, the marriage
laws meant the husband took control of all economic decisions. That
reality pushed enterprising women to explore various strategies to
avoid, at least partially, their loss of independence. Valerie Upton
is one such young woman who is determined to be her own person.